It definitely passes the eyeball test. I'm interested to see how much I can feel the difference torque wise using this little guy over a 1/4" in tight spaces.
Very smooth. It's a great ratchet. For the price you can't beat it. I got the entire 120xp set for $83 shipped from tooldiscounter. Super thin head and great length. Haven't given it a ton of use yet but from what I can tell it's very smooth and sturdy.
I've always just held two flat head screw drivers in the same hand and put whatever is lying around in between them if I need them spaced more. Usually just using different sized screw drivers works.